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LOT 1822
Medieval Lead Cross Pendant
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (17 grams, 42 mm).
With irregular square-section arms, pierced suspension hole, texture detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
From the collection of a Wiltshire, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
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Medieval Gold Ring with Crystal Cabochon
14th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Round-section hoop supporting a conical cell with inset rock crystal cabochon. 1.62 grams, 21.13 mm overall, 15.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. UK collection of a European gentleman. -
Medieval Leather Shoe Sole Collection
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three leather shoe soles with perforations for attachment of the shoe uppers. 256 grams total, 28.5 x 20.5 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
The collectioncomprises a 'family' group: sole of adult male shoe, of adult female shoe and a child's shoe. The Thames is a prolific place for such kind of finds: Tudor soles, large men’s and female soles, petite lady’s soles and the soles from children's shoes. Some of them have been found with an ‘X’ cut into them and several still have the outline of the original owner’s toes. -
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Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising examples of various types, including some retaining the rowel. 217 grams total, 11.5-14.8 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The deep curve of the shoulders, the lack of protrusion above the base of the rowel holder, the short rowel holder and the small diameter rowel are characteristics that point to dating some of this specimens in the 13th century. Kirpichnikov puts these spurs in type V (first half of the 13th-14th century) after a spur depicted on an English tombstone dating to the beginning of the 14th century.
